The translation files are created by the individual translators, and document maintainers do not normally need to create them. Translators update a list of locales in the po/LINGUAS file which defines all the locales for which translations exist.

Whenever the source XML files are updated, the maintainer must at least update the POT. It is helpful, however, to also merge these changes with the existing translations for those translators who are not automatically notified of changes.

To merge new changes into the existing PO translations, use the following command:

make po